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| Content Provider | ACM Digital Library |
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| Author | Zhan, Min Guo, Dahai Cai, Y. Dora |
| Abstract | With the rapid growth of popularity of online games in recent years, research has increased the knowledge about game playing behaviors and some demographic correlates, such as age and gender. Contributing to this line of research, we further examined the associations of socioeconomic factors (education, employment, income, and poverty status) and demographic characteristics (age, gender, and race/ethnicity) with online gaming behaviors (player count, total game sessions, total actions taken, and maximum level reached). We focused on one form of online games, Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs), which has received much attention recently. Analyses were conducted by extracting and linking the related data from the EverQuest II game logs, a popular form of MMOGs, and the summarized U.S. Census data for the zip-code areas of players from the state of Illinois (n=495). This study was performed on Gordon, a supercomputer hosted at San Diego Supercomputer center. Results from multiple regression analyses indicated positive associations between education rate (Bachelor's degree or above) and employment rate (for 16 years or older) at the zip-code level with game playing behaviors. The impact of median income on gaming behaviors appeared to operate through education and employment. Although male players outnumbered female players, female players tended to play more games sessions and take more actions. Results also indicated that a higher percentage of white population in a geography area seemed to be negatively related to game playing activities. These study findings provides valuable information and highlight the importance of further research and theoretical development in this area. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 7 |
| Page Count | 7 |
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| ISBN | 9781450337205 |
| DOI | 10.1145/2792745.2792752 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Publisher Date | 2015-07-26 |
| Publisher Place | New York |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Subject Keyword | Socioeconomic factors Mmogs Online games Game behaviors |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
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